Two New York City comedy clubs join lawsuit against governor and mayor to reopen alongside other venues
New York Comedy Club and Broadway Comedy Club joined six small city theater venues in filing a...
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Co-Creators of This Is Spinal Tap Reach Court Settlement Over Merchandising And Profits
It only took 36 years, but the co-creators of the band and mockumentary, This Is Spinal Tap, have...
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Mo’Nique sues Netflix for alleged pay discrimination
Almost two years ago, back in January 2018, Mo’Nique spilled tea about what she claimed was...
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Seinfeld wins Comedians in Cars lawsuit due to statute of limitations
U.S. District Judge Alison J. Nathan dismissed a lawsuit today by director Christian Charles...
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Conan O’Brien on why he settled lawsuit by man who claimed his TBS writers stole jokes from Twitter
The lawsuit by a San Diego man claiming Conan O’Brien’s TBS late-night show stole...
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West Virginia judge dismisses coal magnate’s lawsuit against HBO’s Last Week Tonight with John Oliver
John Oliver has beat back a defamation lawsuit filed against him and his HBO show, Last Week...
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How sensitive will Canadian comedy audiences (or bookers) get?
Just when you thought it was safe to tell jokes in Canada… Wait. You thought it was safe to...
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Patton Oswalt tells HBO’s VICE about joke thievery
In case you missed it, HBO’s VICE News recently took a look at joke theft through the prism...
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Hung jury results in Cosby mistrial; prosecutors vow to try comedy legend again for sexual assault
After all these years, the first criminal trial charging comedy legend Bill Cosby with drugging...
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Harry Shearer sues Vivendi, StudioCanal to pay back $125 million to creators of Spinal Tap
How selfish could Vivendi and StudioCanal be over the profits from 32 years of This Is Spinal Tap?...
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Quebec’s Human Rights Tribunal orders Mike Ward to pay $42,000 to family of singer he mocked
A human rights tribunal in Quebec has ordered comedian Mike Ward to pay $42,000 in “moral...
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Melissa Rivers settles lawsuit with endoscopy clinic where her mother Joan Rivers died
The endoscopy clinic in New York City’s Upper East Side where Joan Rivers died after a...
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